It is MD ( machine doubled) quite common is the San Francisco mint during late 60's early 70s. Here are 2 of mine, a 68-S and a 70-S mintmark...
Sorry if I missed your point then. Jim
It certainly would be useful to the foreign duplicators to get the details and photos. I would personally limit it if possible as there aren't...
If you google each term, you will see they exist already, so they can't be created, but you certainly can apply them to numismatics area. I was...
Also , may I suggest that with your photos , you use the top and last photos sizing ( which can be enlarged by clicking) as they have the most...
Ok, all posting here now, Raise your hands if YOU personally saw the above era as it happened! No one here did! History is history as it is past...
I wish this quote could be remembered in Earnest by all of us, it would reduce conflict and long argumentative threads which will never be...
Yes, it is RPM-001. Looks like some small dings, but easily distinguished. It is a top 100, The Lincoln cent resource has it at #11. Jim
Kevin, this is the problem we have from a poster making multiple threads. The majority of the users just keep clicking on New Posts , and when...
Well I did use a :) . And just so they do not feel left out , the platinum hoarders will have to wait a long time for Pt.190 to cool off...
The cartwheel effect occurs due to the metal flow ridges rather than any engraving. Cleaning , excessive dipping, or wear erodes the tops and the...
If one's gold or silver is actually irradiated, they will be crispy critters anyway and not need it any longer! But in their favor, Gold's longest...
The photo has the appearance of a mix variation of the metal. Since 1944 was the year that " theoretically" the government melted copper shell...
There are some on eBay and other sites, that are claiming they are hand poured and stamped with weight and company, trying to take advantage like...
Early internet references said it was the same, but searching later pops up the newer one. I figured the tolerances would be in % , so the same...
I would love to see a SEM ( scanning electron microscope ) photo of the surface are as I would imagine some of the micro-pitting effect would show...
A copper alloy cent is 3.11 Plus/or minus 0.13grams so 2.98grams to 3.24 grams ( you have to have a scale which will weigh the 2 decimal places)...
Sorry for the double post. Yes, I suspect the higher fainter one was the first and the person using the punch saw it was touching the 9 and then...
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It appears to be MD. Jim
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